DISTRICT PARS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 160, 31 May 1909, Page 2

DISTRICT PARS.

♦ The neccßc-.-ity for a dressing room on the Te Kuiti Domain has been felt by athlete* and others, who have occasion to make use of the ground, and an endeavour i* now being made to collect sufficient money to erect a building. It is intended, providing a suffi- I cient amount can be raised, to erect a pavilion with a dressing room at- I tached. The convenience of the pub- j lie and the requirements of athletes '< will thus be met. As the matter is of j wide importance it is hoped the public J will respond generously. |

The six firms comprising the Chicago Meat Trust have again raised prices Dy Id to 2d per lb. Many of the small retailers arc closing, the poorest classes being unable to buy at the increased prices.

Something of a stir has been created in Gisborne by the holding of a boxing exhibition on Tuesday night for which a police permit had not been obtained. No charge was made for admission, but a towel was laid in the centre of the ring, upon which spectators threw some coins. Immediately this took place the police >cized the money, and took the names of all who were present. As a sequel about seventy persons have summonses to attend the Poilce Court

A new trial is to be applied for in the libel case of Stringer v. John Norton, proprietor of "Truth." Tbu ground of the application is that tb« damages were excessive.

There are at present about 14,000 boxes, or 350 tons, of butter stored at Auckland for winter supplies. Several factories arc still turning out good quantities ot butter, the mild weather conditions holding the forage well, and supplies are about running equal with the demand, thus lessening the period of heavy strain on the stored butter. Moreover, one or two factories will continue to manufacture throughout i the winter. The prices received by the factories range from lOd to lOjd • for the stored butters, and up to lid for the fresh makes. On*- hig line changed hands a few days ago at from lOd to lOfd. Thi; position of th<_ market has changed very liti.lt (ii.ih.ir ih<: past three week?, rxa.pt that ihuio u now a possibility that Pippin, s u.ay be a little bit on the .short. sHc. hut there . is no expectation of higher prices, j

I At the annual meeting of the South- ' land Farmers' Union the president paid they had take:; ;> hand in th" eketions. with the re suit that .-: r.-o::s:d< ■'.-;■.}. k numhf-r of men:!,' :< of i'akkri.ent were men lav^ r ":y <■<}•:.::< cv i with the Union, and wh.f-r. matter.- a:" f .eiinc farmers came uj.< in the House they would . have friends at Court. The depression in stock had been about 4s a head, ; which' on 20,000,000 sheep meant ! £4,000.000; but he was satisfied the j depression was only temporary, and : that the price next year woud go up ; certainly as high as in ordinary times.

i The first test match between Engj land and Australia, played at Birming- , ham resulted in a win for England by ; ten wickets. In the first innings : Australia, on a wet wicket, made 74 i runs, England replynig with 121. The \ Australians' second innings produced 15J, and England obtained the necessary runs without losing a wicket.

The June number of the N.Z.Farmer deals specially with the great fruit indusry of New Zealand in a very complete manner. A wealth of fine illustrations depicts the various branches of the industry peculiar to the different districts of both North and South Islands, and descriptive letterpress suitable to the subject, renders the number of special value as showing the magnitude of the industry, and the adaptability of our poorer lands for fruit raising on a highly profitable scale. The number can take rank as the best of its kind that has yet been issued and should meet with a wide demand.

The half yearly report of the Bank of New South Wales shows a net profit of £186.000. A dividend of 10 per centum has been declared, and £50,000 added to the reserve. The chairman declared the general outlook favour able. Referring to New Zealand, he said, "A good deal of attention has been directed of late to the Dominion. As viewed from the financial side, there was undoubtedly some tendency to inflation, but the situation had been faced, and our advices from that cen-

tre lead to the conclusion that a general poilcy of care and economy is being adopted in both public and private matters! which, if carried out, cannot fail to restore normal conditions."

At the Hamilton Police Court on Tuesday a man named Audley, alias Anderson, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a portmanteau and contents, valued at £B, the prapertv of Mr W. J' Pellit, of Te Kuiti. Accused was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.

A meeting of'the Executive of the Waikato Winter Show was held on Friday. A letter was received from the chief veterinarian, in which he promised to deliver a lecture at the show. The Chief Health Officer also promised that one of his officers would give an address on Humanised milk. It was decided to ask Mr Green, the horticul turist at Ruakura farm, to read a paper at the show on a suitable subject of his own choice. Mr Scobie will also be asked to read a paper on Dairying. The Auckland Freezing Company promised to send an exhibit to occupy a space of 15 feet frontage. The secretary was instructed to have poultry pens made at a cots of £53.

j The annual general meeting of the I English Rugby Football Union rejecj ted bi' an overwhelming majority a j resolution declaring that profesesion--3 alism existed and that the committee ' of the Union had not consistently en- , forced the laws against it.

The Hon. D. Buddo, Minister for Internal Affairs and Health, was in Taumarunui on Tuesday night. The Town Council waited upon the hon. gentleman and laid before him a number of grievances, chief «f which was the maintenance of the main road running through Taumarunui to Matapuna. In the past this has been anybody's lost child. Mr Budlo said the difficulty existed through the non-existence of a I County Council. He recognised that i something should be done, and would : represent the position to the Minister j for Roads. The' proposed traffic bridge to span the Ongarue river at Taumarunui was brought under the Minister's notice and its erection forthwith urged. Mr Buddo promised to do so; be quite appreciated its necessity and utility. The road in front of the new post office would bo made by Government, provided the costprobably £60 —was refunded when the Council obtained the loan. Drainage from the railway station will be attended to. There was a general conversation on matters affecting Taumarunui and district, the councillors being charmed with Mr Buddo's demeanour, j The visitor expressed satisfaction at j the evident prosperity of Taumarunui. j

In his opening address at the Provincial Conference of the Farmers' [ Union the President, Mr Allen Bell, j said:-—"A matter in which the Farm- ! era' Union has interested itself during the past year, is that of cheap telephonic communication in the rural districts. Our Union should not relax its efforts till they find cheap telephonic communication within the reach of every farmer in the Dominion. This would, to a large extent, break down the isolation of the country settler, enable him to exchange ideas with hi:? neighbours and those engaged in other lines of business, which would undoubtedly be of the greatest benefit to all concerned." \

1 I The design accepted for the new Go--1 j vemment House was published at Wellington Jast week, showing a long, low building, with red tiled roof, thr mat- , j erial being timber and plaster, and tin j estimated cost i!2o,i.n.i<i. Since ihi v, ■ eriti'-ipm.-- have been publmbrd from i architects and other.-, deriding the building in toto. It is variously <:■ - cribed by contemptuous appellation; j from a "packing ca.se'' to a "post j office." and compared most imiavour- < ably with the old buil iir.g. The dej sign has been denounced as uv.v.nrihv : of the object of it:-" !ine .~it-.. A cable mi .-.-age from London .-tales that it is persistently re;;"sted that Admiral Sir Johr. A: huthnot Fisher. First Sea Lord of the Admiralty, is to retire from hi? po.n j :i (")r.-t'>':.".c-r next. \-"\ Children.- Hacking Cough at i night, \\<jud>, deal Peppermint j i Cure, is 6d and 2> 6d. |

i The Rev. N. J. Ravn, who is to take charge of the work of the Presbyterian Church in the district, arrive-: at Te Kuiti from Cbrisicburch on Thursday last accompanied by Mrs Ravr.. Mr Kavrj v.'!:i pronabiy take ud his residence at Olorohar.ga ar.d will hold weekly services at Te Kuiti. The following ietter has been sent by the pupils of the Waihi South school to the Prime Minister covering a contribution of one pen iv each to : the Dreadnought fund: "We, the un- • dersigned pupils of the Waihi South ; school, wish to know if we may have ; the privilege of taking a practical inj terest in the present of New Zealand's j gift of a battleship to the Imperial i navy. We have subscribed one penny ! each, and the total amount is enclosed. j Our offering is thus very small, but if j it may be added to the Dreadnought j fund we shall feel doubly proud of cur j citizenship in the Dominion and of our ! partnership in the British Empire and • its navy. With every appreciation of j the well-timed and statesmanlike offer ! to add to Britain's ensigns afloat, we j have the honour to be, Sir, your loyal 1 friends here follow signatures."

The King's horse, Minoru, won the Derby. His Majesty and Queen Alexandra were enthusiastically cheered, and the cheering was redoubled as bis Majesty led Minoru in. It was repeated at the Victoria station on the arrival of the Royal train.

The assurances of support received by the Government from members of both branches of the legislature are so satisfactory and definite as to make it now quite certain that Sir Joseph Ward will leave for the Imperial Conference with the support of an overwhelming majority of members of both Houses.

At present here is a large passenger movement from New Zealand to Australia, the majority travelling second class. On Friday the Moeraki left Wellington for Sydney with 350 passengers, including 18 Chinese.

The way it was long, and road it was dark. And the wayfarer fell in the pond in the park, And it filled him right up to the Plimsoll mark,

And not only filled, but chilled him! He contrived to get home all a shiver and shake, He'd a terrible cold and had swallowed

a lake, But Woods' Peppermint Cure they induced him to take, Or the cold that he caught would have killed him.